City Lights of the Avenues (Avenue Series #1)

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[TW: Death]

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"Aurelio..."

Kumunot ang noo ko nang hindi niya ako kinibo. "Aurelio," I tried calling him once again but he still didn't looked at me. I sighed. "Love?"

He finally turned around and smiled at me. "Yes, love?"

Gusto kong umirap pero hindi ko magawa dahil ang cute niya!

"May tanong ako. 'wag kang magalit, ah," I told him. He shrugged his shoulders. 

"Depends on your question."

I stopped from walking and took a deep breath. "Paano kung gusto kong makipag-break sa 'yo? Ano'ng gagawin mo?"

Napatigil siya sa paglalakad. Hindi agad siya lumingon at sumagot kaya naghintay muna ako. Silence delved and only the noise from the cars passing us by is the only thing I've heard. Slowly, he turned to me. I was stoned in my place when I felt his cold aura.

"Are you planning on breaking up with me?" He asked seriously. Gone the Aurelio who's joyful earlier.

"H-hindi naman sa g-ganoon," kinakabahang sagot ko. Sabi ko, bawal magalit, e! Bakit siya ganiyan? "What if lang naman. Paano kung makikipag-break ako—"

"I'm not allowing you to break up with me," he spat. "We're not going to break up."

Ngumuso ako. "Bakit ka nagagalit? 'Di ba sabi ko, 'wag kang magagalit..."

"Then stop asking nonsense," he blurted out.

"Hoy, hindi 'yon nonsense, 'no! Bawal bang malaman kung ano'ng gagawin mo kapag sakaling mangyari 'yon?"

He went silent afterwards. Hindi ako gumalaw o lumapit sa kaniya. I was just waiting for him to answer... Until he did.

"I'll kneel."

"Huh?" Hindi ko agad nakuha 'yung sagot niya. Tinignan ko lang siyang naglalakad papalapit sa 'kin saka ako niyakap ng mahigpit. Muntik pa akong matumba!

"I'll kneel in front of you, begging for another chance," he whispered while hugging me. Nagtaka naman ako.

"Bakit ka luluhod, e, hindi naman ako diyos," tumawa ako at bahagya pang tinapik-tapik ang likod niya. Hindi siya nagsalita. "Ang weird mo."

"Stop asking those kind of questions," 'yon lang ang sinabi niya.

Ayoko  naman talagang mag-tanong ng ganoong klaseng tanong. It was because of Rosie. Because of her, I started questioning my capability as a girlfriend of him. The way she threw those words, I was insulted.